Abstract After a car accident, many people leave the emergency room with pain medicine, muscle relaxers, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). These medicines can help with short-term pain and inflammation, but they do not always address loss of joint motion, muscle injury, ligament strain, nerve irritation, or movement problems. For this reason, personal injury recovery may require more than waiting to see whether the pain goes away. At Injury Medical Clinic PA in El Paso, Texas, Dr. Alexander Jimenez, DC, APRN, FNP-BC, CCST, CFMP, IFMCP, ATN, uses an integrative model that brings chiropractic care, medical assessment, functional medicine, rehabilitation, and selected advanced therapies into a coordinated recovery plan. Dr. Maria Guadalupe Cardenas, MD, an internal medicine physician with more than 40 years of medical experience, also provides medical direction and collaborative care. This article explains how early assessment, detailed SOAP notes, functional testing, chir...
Abstract Complex spinal joint and nerve pain can be difficult to treat because the pain may come from more than one structure at the same time. A worn facet joint, damaged disc, tight muscle, inflamed ligament, and irritated nerve root may all contribute to the same pain pattern. This can make a simple diagnosis or one-size-fits-all treatment less effective. For people in El Paso and throughout West Texas who continue to have neck pain, back pain, sciatica, numbness, weakness, or limited movement after traditional care, a second opinion may provide a fresh look at the problem. A thorough evaluation may include imaging, neurological testing, movement assessment, medical review, and rehabilitation planning. Depending on the diagnosis, an integrated plan may combine chiropractic care, rehabilitation, shockwave therapy, MLS laser therapy, medically supervised injections, and selected biologic or supportive therapies. The main goal is not to use every treatment available. The goal is to ide...
